Trip to Martha's Vineyard.
1891 
May 11
Mass.
Boston to West Tisbury. - Clear and very warm. wind S.W. 
  I left Boston at noon to-day and reached 
W. Tisbury at 7.30 P. M. the trip was nearly without 
incident of special interest. On the way across 
Buzzard's Bay I was too busily employed writing 
letters to keep a watch for birds and I saw nothing
whatever until just as we were passing through 
the narrow channel near Wood's Hole when the 
report of a gun attracted my attention and 
looking out I saw two Scoters, apparently O. ameri - 
cana, which had just flown past a boat from 
which the shot had been fired.
  On the way across Vineyard Sound I was out 
on deck watching but literally nothing came 
in light save a pair of small black-hooded Gulls 
which were unmistakably L. philadelphia. 
they rose from the water in the middle of 
the channel & after flying a few hundred yards 
alighted again. 
  During the drive to W. Tisbury nothing was 
seen or heard save a few Robins, towhees & Song 
Sparrows and a Meadow Lark or two. 
  On reaching the town I was met by Faxon 
who was filled with enthusiasm over his [?] 
with the Heath Hens. He had found a place 
a little over a mile from town where they are 
really numerous and had not only started 
several on each of his three visits but a little after 
day break on the morning of the 10th had heard no 
less than five calling. It is arranged that we 
go there to-morrow morning before sunrise.